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Well, I think that is wrong but sure hope that if I ever go in for general anesthesia they can tell I am actually under properly.

I can hear sounds in my sleep, usually identify them and also where they come from. Either that or I just wake up and quickly identify the sounds. It is from decades of rig calls in the night and going from dead sleep, to hearing the phone, to trying to figure out which rig has a problem and a possible solution. The guy on the other end of the line is usually excited and I have to tell them to slow down just a little until my head clears a little more. In my 42 working years I was pretty much amped up 24/7. After 6 years of retirement I’m starting to relax a bit and slow down. I hope it is not that slowing down that kills me but something surely will.

When I was on the rigs I would wake up instantly when sound went away. There is always noise from an engine or something and when it stops you know something is wrong. It is strange though because when you finally do get to sleep it is the sleep of a dead man. If I had the chance I’d come home and sleep for 18 to 24 hours straight, just shut down.

When I had my angiogram years ago I didn’t feel a thing but heard every word spoken, even saw the monitors. The nurses said I told good oilfield stories though. Guess that was all just the type of sedative they used. I’ve never been under general anesthesia and don’t want to be of course.